tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post1901598740764068162..comments2024-01-26T00:54:19.338+08:00Comments on Lessons From the School of Inattention: Donor (2010)Oggs Cruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post-2306731774090588712010-09-01T01:15:37.988+08:002010-09-01T01:15:37.988+08:00ay, salamat po...ay, salamat po...foursundaysofseptemberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837978062867550157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post-76457817153509895072010-08-22T09:55:24.265+08:002010-08-22T09:55:24.265+08:00Noel, darker is of course not necessarily better, ...Noel, darker is of course not necessarily better, but La Visa Loca could have done away with elements that were cutesy (as I've said, the Greek chorus and their horrendous songs) and retained the main plot, which is enough to carry the film.<br /><br />Foursundayofseptember, first of all, good luck with the bar. Second, I don't know if we can call Lizette's perspective as optimism in the sense that she thinks she is going to have a better life or simply persistent in surviving, which is a clearly Filipino trait (just look at all the shanties jutting out of canals and rivers, and you'll note that Filipinos will do anything and everything to live). I'm also not sure if what Lizette is experiencing is hope, or is she just going through the motions of what it needs to survive? The propensity to survive notwithstanding dire straits, while existing in most Filipinos, is most apparent in our women...Oggs Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post-36947213341490803282010-08-22T02:45:49.647+08:002010-08-22T02:45:49.647+08:00wait, so are you saying that in fact that the movi...wait, so are you saying that in fact that the movie, (or lizettes's perspective) was actually optimistic?<br /><br />or is Hope just inherent in Filipino Women? or specifically in Mark Meily's women?foursundaysofseptemberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837978062867550157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post-73622529979440187702010-08-21T14:51:53.267+08:002010-08-21T14:51:53.267+08:00I like Padilla far more than Cuneta, overall.
I ...I like Padilla far more than Cuneta, overall. <br /><br />I know where you're coming from on 'darker.' Do I like Kakabakaba Ka Ba? for what it is, or do I choose to remember that De Leon wanted a darker take? Hugely different positions can be established just on what you're looking for in a particular film, on that particular viewing.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post-9239105998951191792010-08-20T13:48:45.079+08:002010-08-20T13:48:45.079+08:00I'm a bit hesitant in liking La Visa Loca. It ...I'm a bit hesitant in liking La Visa Loca. It could've been darker, without losing the fun. While the idea of having a Greek chorus sing songs in between episodes looks good on paper, they felt needless in the film (it's probably that the music wasn't very good or memorable to begin with for those intervals to exist for them). I did enjoy Robin Padilla though, much more than I enjoyed Sharon Cuneta in Crying Ladies.Oggs Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041599863258946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31058461.post-67842862501491509432010-08-20T01:06:05.093+08:002010-08-20T01:06:05.093+08:00He did La Visa Loca? Oh, I loved La Visa Loca--tho...He did La Visa Loca? Oh, I loved La Visa Loca--thought it was far better than Crying Ladies.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.com